About the Artist Rod Lawrence graduated with a fine arts degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan in 1973. Since then he has been working full time as a professional artist. Lawrence has exhibited in many group and one-man shows, including the prestigious Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s “Birds in Art” and “Wildlife: […]
How to Paint Trees in Watercolor
Learn how to paint trees in watercolor with these free video lessons. These quick exercises from world renowned architectural illustrator and fine art watercolorist Frank M. Costantino demonstrate different watercolor techniques for painting trees. Learn more about Frank and his seminars at www.fmcostantino.com Many beginner watercolor artists have a great deal of trouble with painting […]
Landscape Painting Lesson – How to Render & Simplify Trees
This landscape painting lesson is courtesy of Barry Waldman of Interactive Art School. A Revolutionary Way to Learn to Draw & Paint Student uses a Digital Camera (supplied in your Student Sign Up Kit along with Textbooks & Supplies) to take digital photos of their completed assigned Lesson Artwork for each lesson. The student sends […]
How to Paint Clouds and Skies with Watercolor
Watercolor painting is difficult enough all on its own, but there are some objects that people find particularly difficult to paint. This post will hope to remedy that by teaching you how to paint clouds and skies with watercolor. I found the videos below while searching this topic on YouTube and believe these to be […]
Tuscan Landscape – Acrylic Painting Tutorial By Julie Shoemaker
About Julie I am a self taught artist who has been painting and interested in art all my life. My favorite medium is acrylic due to its versatility. One of my favorite things to do is teach painting to other people. I currently teach classes and we couldn’t have more fun if we tried. It’s […]
How To Paint Roses : Tackling a Beautiful Yet Complicated Flower
About Connie Nelson I have always liked to draw and paint. In elementary school I was known as the “school artist”. Drawing and painting was a blissful and ‘easy’ activity for me. I was also inspired by my father, who was a sumi painter. Still, I did not see myself an artist until after taking […]
Pastel Drawing Tutorial – Pink Orchids
ABOUT THE ARTIST George Max is a Geologist, Fine Artist and Professional Translator from central Guatemala in Middle America. He was born in 1968 in a small town called of Cobán, 200 km north of Guatemala City. He traveled to the USA (Colorado State) in 1989 to study English under a one year scholarship program. […]
How to Draw Clouds & Skies – Landscape Drawing Tutorial
How to Draw Realistic Clouds & Skies – Drawing Tutorial Start by just looking up. Ever since a fellow artist challenged me to include a sky in one of my drawings, I have been keeping my mind in the clouds. I am continually amazed at the beauty of just looking up in the sky! Over […]
Tips for Creating Strong Compositions in your Paintings
Composition is one of the most important aspects of painting. A pleasing composition is one where shapes and colors in a painting are organized in such a way that there is a sense of balance. Creating a balanced and interesting composition is more challenging that it may appear. If something is out of place or […]
Watercolor Painting Demonstration – Fluffy Young Duckling
About the Artist My name is Dawn McLeod Heim, author of the book “Step-by-Step Guide to Painting Realistic Watercolors“. Over the years I have had numerous inquiries and requests to create a website not only geared towards learning how to paint watercolor in a realistic manner, but also a place that fellow watercolor enthusiasts can […]